Is your church a safe place?

[Honeybee88]

O.K guys and gals, I have not posted here for a while, but since I am an older woman in the church

I will tell you what I know about this subject. You may not agree with me and some may even want

to debate it but I will not apologize for what I believe is right in the sight of God.

First, let me ask you some questions. What would you wear if He invited you to dinner?

If you were invited to a white tie affair would you not dress properly?

Then why question what one should wear as a Christian?

Should not the Lord get the very best we have!? If we were invited to the white house would we not

want to wear our best? Should seasoned Christians not lead the way in proper dress for the younger

to follow? Would you not put your arms around your child who was wearing shorts so tight that her

cheeks were showing and tell her you love her but that type dress is too"sexy" and not proper

for a girl to wear? Or her skin tight jeans were drawing too much attention to her figure rather that

her the light that leads others out of darkness?

There has been so much debate in the church in these last days over topics such as dress

jewelry, hair, drinking, smoking, dancing...looking at this list one can only conclude the debate

is one of the flesh wanting to rule. So I would first ask, are you sincerely seeking the Lord

and have you asked Him to mold you into His image? Are you sitting at the place in Christ

where you are submitted to the fact that He is the Potter and we are the clay? Do you feel

that holy conviction when you step out of His will or start to do something that is not pleasing

in the sight of God? There was a song years ago that was titled, A Little Bit More Conviction

by a singer called Carman. That is what I believe is the starting place for this subject.

The adjoining place is the Bible. Are you studying to show yourself approved? or do you

read sometimes a few verses but expect the pastors and teachers to do all your research

in the Bible for you? Do you say amen at the teachings in your church because you know

God's word, or because you simply want to agree with what is being taught without

knowing it for yourself? In secular schools we get homework...the same needs to apply

in the church...are you doing your homework?

I have to occassionally turn off every one on Christian t.v and radio. Put down every

book written by Christian authors and pick up my Bible and sit with the Lord allowing Him

to show me what He is saying to me through His word. Sometimes there are so many different

opinions and teaching that it can be mind boggling!! But the Bible itself is of no private

interpretation and the Holy Spirit will reveal to us the understanding of the Bible when we ask

and dig deep into the word. Sometimes it may take hours because the word just keeps

getting better and better as we read, dig and study out those things we are not clear on

or want to know more about, or simply something the Lord has birthed in our spirit to

read as the Father speaks to us through His word for a need etc..

I said all that before I say this. Proper atire for both men and women should both

honor and glorify the Father. If you are dressing to attract the opposite sex

you will probably be dressing too worldly. If you are dressing to please the Lord

your dress will reflect humility, modesty, and not be sexually distracting to members

of the opposite sex.

Do you want to draw attention to yourself, or the Lord. So o.k,

the world may say something to you like, "Man I don't want to be a Christian because

you guys don't allow short shorts.!!" Here is the clicker, do you then decide to wear short

shorts to show them being a Christian is cool? Or do you continue to let your light

shine and let the Lord bring them to the place of holy conviction? If we the body of

Christ keep compromising with the world to reach the world all we are going to have

in church is that social club that the world thinks is a fun place to be, not because of

the wonder of our Great God, but because they don't have to truly submit themselves

to the Potter and allow Him to change their lives inside and out!

The Lord says come just as you are...He doesn't want you to stay that way. He is the Potter

and we are the clay. He makes changes from the inside to the out.

The older women are to teach the younger to be keepers at home, taking care of their husbands

and children...reflecting and directing toward the likeness of the Lord and as the woman in

Proverbs 31 does so clearly.

love not the world..nor the things in the world is written

SO the next time you get dressed to go to the house of the Lord ask yourself if you are giving Him

your best. Next time you get dressed to go outside ask yourself it what you are wearing would

be pleasing to the Lord and reflect Him. What would you wear if He invited you to dinner?

Excellent post! I sincerely appreciate it!